Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
4 sArAI oor11sror ar SEA.


NEW Yonx, May SILT was officially
stated at the ONCE Of the White Star line
this morning that ~ far az known but four
OF the Storage passengers killed
In the collision between the Celtic
and Brlunnie we're buried at sea.
THE collision occurred about 800 miles
east OF sandy Book In a thick fog Thursday
afternoon about b.25 o'clock. The Celtic
WAS coming to New York and the Britannia
| was on tine second day, OF har Journey to
| Liyerpool.l The Celtic struck the Britannia
| three times on the side, quitting big hole
In her beneath the wAtsb line and lniiicting
other serious damage to both vessels
OF those bnried ut STA, Jane Robinson, Is
years old, OF Fall Rlver, Mass, and James
Timbury Of Jersey City, we're known to be
killed outright. Two passengers, James
Greenaie and Adam johnson, addresses
unknown. are missing and supposed TO
belong TO tho four who were buried at SEA.
sons OF the passengerq inalst that. In addl-
tion t. this nnmhsFsa 1eshy wnmanbwth
black hair was alsa Ailled and given a STA
burial. %
The official list VI tho injured Includes
Ellz iip'th Wainwright, East Hampton, Mass,
~ ymrs ~ age, aud Mary Grimm OF South.
| port, England, 81 yesrsof ag,. both slightly
| Injured; David Rockets. age 81, ~ Chicago,
heaih injured; NJ. Douogine, address un-
known. thigh broken; Marx Alien, address
4 H''t kiNNhs hftiu w. llitlDT. tJltAn2
/ county, ireland age Go, thigh dislocatsd; p.
Bnrk, County Mayo, ireland, age As, foot
and ribs Injured q. A. Robinson, hged IS
| (Drother OF Jane Robinson In the list of
i killed) compound fracture of arm, John
Burk was In the compartment which was
hooded with water and received bud
snock. ne u eonsumptive and is In q
bad way. His address Is not given,
The first load Of Storage passengers from
the Celtic was landed at Castle Garden this
| morning 800 10 aE. The storage lpas-
sengers.
Tom Egan, an Intelligent young Irish
man Just over, was an Intermediate passen-
ger on the Celtic. He was standing on the
priuge OF the Celtic when the Britannia first
/ came In sight throught the dense fog. ia
said TO n reporter; 1.-THE Britannia was
running ut full sp.3d and the Celtic very
slow. When first seen tho Britannia was
heading TO the siarboard OF the OeItic
ana without changing course would have
scraped the siarboard side. The Celtic sle-
mated and began TO hack water. The signal
understood TO direct giving way to the
starboard. In doing this the Britannia
turned across the Celtie's bow. At first /
Thought she would clear us. she vaa
going so fast but moment later II
was apparent there would be- A
collision. Just before striking the
Celtic veeered TO the right a little and
struck back of the centre OF the BTitannic
An awful screaming OF the women on hoard
Of Inc Britain MIC FOLLOWED and mon Joined IN
the noise. There was not 80 muoh sxcIta
ment ON the Celtic. The CAPTAIN Of the
3ritannic called out that the boat was skin
Ing"
several other Storage pnssengers OF the
Celtic were spoken to and all said that the
briIann,c was on the starboard side OF the
CtitlG WlAn NFlt a.
cleared u she had given away to the mort
sue. The Britannia has not yet come up
the bay. MIR. j. Ismay, general agent Of
the white Star line. was on the Britannia
this morning. Various estimates a.
me steerage passenger list OF the
brltannic was made ut the office
OF the line. The figures range
list was at the office and the statement was
made that the list ls not made out on ont
going steamers until withlntwo ,Iavs, sail
OF the other side. II Is difflbnlt TO st,s how
the statement Of tho missfng can be made
under the circumstances. ii was stated NJ
the ofilce that the captains of the two
steamships mad made no statement The
donbtedly he lengthy documents.
The office OF the White Star Line was
crowded all morning with friends OF the
passengers on the Britannia and Celtic
making anxious Inquiries, The majority
OF the inqnirers were friends OF the steer
age passengers. Very little Information
WY 0Dtanable. The crowd gradually
dwindled away during the morning.
The passengers from the Celtic who
landed at CASTLE Garden do not seem to be
any the worse for their experience, They
were loily and laughing and not at ali
affected by the scenes which they Ind
passed through.